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HR8575

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 43.35°   Az: 60.48°   Direction: East-North-East

HR8575 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8575 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR8575 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of HR8575 star
DSS2 image of HR8575. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8575 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 31m 08s
+49° 29’ 07”
18h 52m 21s
17h 23m 30s

J2000

22h 30m 06s
+49° 21’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

100.61°
-7.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8575.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.4
Giant

0.96
K2III
4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8575 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8575. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8575 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8575 double sysyem:

6.4
9.6
3.2
66 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8575 is distant 398.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

122.25
398.53
4 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52073
SAO52073

Visibility from Your Location

HR8575 is circumpolar and transits at 12:40 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)